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 IMHO, the reason behing limited runs is much simpler. In most cases, brands do not own the production resources anymore, i.e. manufacturing is done in China. The importers just order a quantity they think they can sell in a certain time and that´s all there is to it. The Chinese manufacturer just produces this batch and ships it out. A re-order at a later date might include new paint schemes or slight modifications, if the importers sees the need for that. The most expensive part of a loco or rolling stock is the tooling, pricing takes into consideration, that amortization has to be done with the first production run. This pushes the price level up. And it stays up - even when the importers orders another batch - but that is advertized as a new product. Have you noticed that some of the BLI locos have been around before? Either they are now marketed under the Blueline label, or they are "upgraded" to the Paragon 2 label, the difference being the chip inside.
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